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“Big companies like 3M and DuPont knowingly sold toxic products
that threatened New Yorkers’ health and polluted our environment
for decades. It’s time for them to pay for the damage they
caused,” New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a
statement.
Filed in state court in Albany, the lawsuit seeks to force the
companies to fund environmental cleanup efforts in New York and
to warn consumers about their products. It argues that, in some
cases, the companies were aware that the chemicals were toxic or
could cause environmental damage.
DuPont, 3M, Corteva and Chemours didn't immediately respond to
Thursday messages seeking comment.
Last year, DuPont, Chemours and Corteva, agreed to pay New
Jersey up to $2 billion to settle environmental claims stemming
from PFAS.
PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a
group of chemicals that have been around for decades and have
now spread into the nation’s air, water and soil.
They were incredibly useful, ensuring that firefighting foam
suffocates flames and helping clothes to withstand rain, among
many other uses. But because they resist breaking down, the
chemicals stay in the environment and become harmful.
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